1983 in China

Events from the year 1983 in China.

←

 1983
in
China

→

Decades:
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
See also:Other events of 1983
History of China  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents
  • General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party - Hu Yaobang
  • Chairman of the National Congress – Ye Jianying (head of state, until June 18)
  • President – Li Xiannian (starting June 18)
  • Premier – Zhao Ziyang
  • Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – Deng Xiaoping (until June), Deng Yingchao (starting June)
  • Vice President – Ulanhu (starting 18 June)
  • First Vice Premier – Wan Li

Governors
  • Governor of Anhui Province – Zhou Zijian then Wang Yuzhao
  • Governor of Fujian Province – Ma Xingyuan then Hu Ping
  • Governor of Gansu Province – Li Dengying then Chen Guangyi
  • Governor of Guangdong Province – Liu Tianfu then Liang Lingguang
  • Governor of Guizhou Province – Su Gang then Wang Zhaowen
  • Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Bingyan then Zhang Shuguang
  • Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Chen Lei
  • Governor of Henan Province – Yu Mingtao (acting) then He Zhukang
  • Governor of Hubei Province – Han Ningfu then Huang Zhizhen
  • Governor of Hunan Province – Sun Guozhi then Liu Zheng
  • Governor of Jiangsu Province – Han Peixin then Gu Xiulian
  • Governor of Jiangxi Province – Zhao Zengyi
  • Governor of Jilin Province – Zhang Gensheng then Zhao Xiu
  • Governor of Liaoning Province – Quan Shuren (starting April)
  • Governor of Qinghai Province – Huang Jingbo
  • Governor of Shaanxi Province – Yu Mingtao (until April), Li Qingwei (starting April)
  • Governor of Shandong Province – Liang Buting
  • Governor of Shanxi Province – Luo Guibo then Wang Senhao
  • Governor of Sichuan Province – Lu Dadong (until April)/Yang Xizong
  • Governor of Yunnan Province – Liu Minghui (until April), Pu Chaozhu (starting April)
  • Governor of Zhejiang Province – Li Fengping then Xue Ju

Events
  • Anti-Spiritual Pollution Campaign
  • Hu Na Diplomatic incident[1]
  • 1983 Guilin Airport collision[2]
  • Weightlifting at the 1983 National Games of China
  • 1983 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
  • 3rd Golden Rooster Awards
  • 6th National People's Congress began
  • Outlaws of the Marsh (TV series) debuted
  • CCTV New Year's Gala debuted
  • July 31 – A heavy massive torrential rain and flood swept hit in Ankang, Shaanxi Province, at least 870 persons were perished, according to China Red Cross official confirmed report.

Births
  • April 5 – Zhong Jinyu
  • May 15 – Yang Jinghui
  • July 17 – Joker Xue, singer-songwriter
  • July 23 – Jiao Fengbo
  • November 6 – Bao Yingying
  • November 9 – Wang Qingyun

Deaths
  • 6 January – Yang Yong, general (born 1913)
  • 4 February – Xiao San, poet and translator (born 1896)
  • 2 April – Zhang Daqian, artist (born 1899)
  • 3 April – Sun Fucheng, football player and coach (born 1927)
  • 26 April – Huang Yongsheng, general (born 1910)
  • 10 June – Liao Chengzhi, politician (born 1908)
  • 22 September – Qiao Guanhua, Foreign Minister (1974-1976) (born 1913)
  • 30 September – Tan Zhenlin, former governor of Jiangsu Province (born 1902)
  • 28 November – Peng Shuzhi, early leader of the Chinese Communist Party (born 1895)
  • Dates Unknown
    • Wang Guosong, electrical engineer (born 1902)
    • Liang Zongdai, poet and translator (born 1903)

See also
  • 1983 in Chinese film

References
  1. Isaacson, Walter (1983-04-18). "Furious Volley in No Win Match". Time. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  2. "Safety update" (PDF). Flight International: 873. 1 October 1983. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.